Article snippet: WASHINGTON — A ‘‘dark day.’’ A ‘‘betrayal.’’ The ‘‘biggest mistake of this presidency,’’ and ‘‘really delusional.’’ And that was President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans. Trump’s decision to pull American troops out of northern Syria — triggering a deadly Turkish invasion targeting the US’s erstwhile Syrian Kurdish allies — has unmuzzled GOP lawmakers in a manner seldom seen since Trump entered the White House. In a time when the threat of a caustic Trump tweet is enough to stifle open internal dissent, the extent and strong language Republicans are using to assail his policy is Syria has been striking. A statistical measurement of the party’s disgruntlement was on eye-catching display in in the House, which voted Wednesday by an overwhelming 354-60 to voice its opposition to Trump’s troop pullback. Remarkably, Republicans voted 129-60 for the nonbinding measure, delivering a stinging repudiation of Trump. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and the chamber’s two other top GOP leaders joined in lawmakers’ lopsided slap at Trump’s decision. Making Republican defections all the more noteworthy: They came as the two parties are at each other’s throats over the Democratic impeachment inquiry of the president. While virtually all Republicans have rallied behind Trump in the impeachment fight, this is a moment — barely a year from the 2020 elections — when the White House and GOP lawmakers can ill afford to show divisions. No one was suggesting the GOP’... Link to the full article to read more